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Reed Exhibitions has announced the appointment of Joanne Mohr as...
Reed Exhibitions has announced the appointment of Joanne Mohr as the new event director for the Vision Expo shows held in New York and Las Vegas in partnership with the Vision Council. She brings more than 25 years of experience in the organization of trade shows, fashion and retailing. As ...
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The organizers of 100% Optical, the London eyewear trade show...
The organizers of 100% Optical, the London eyewear trade show that took place from Jan. 27 to 29 announced an attendance of 8,936 visitors, an 11 percent increase from the previous year. The show that was celebrating its 5th anniversary had a total of 200 exhibitors, including a dozen in ...
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The Mido trade show in Milan will present a new...
The Mido trade show in Milan will present a new layout on Feb. 24-26. With a stronger focus on innovation, the Mido Tech area will be moved from Hall 5 to Hall 6, joining the future-oriented More! area opened in 2016. New designers and start-ups will continue to present their ...
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Bolon, Anglo American and Von Arkel will be among the...
Bolon, Anglo American and Von Arkel will be among the newcomers at the fifth edition of the 100% Optical fair, which will be staged in London on Jan. 27-29. Lindberg, Jaeger and Henry Beaumont will be among those who will return to the trade show. In partnership with the Royal ...
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The latest edition of Silmo Istanbul, which ran from Nov....
The latest edition of Silmo Istanbul, which ran from Nov. 30 to Dec. 3, welcomed a total of 9,246 visitors, 6.6 percent more than a year ago. The number of visitors from outside Turkey went up by 24.5 percent to 1,276, indicating that the trade show is becoming more relevant ...
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The 30th edition of the China International Optics Fair (CIOF)...
The 30th edition of the China International Optics Fair (CIOF) attracted 14.8 percent more buyers than the previous year's edition, according to the organizers. They mentioned a total of 70,000 visitors from 71 countries and regions. The trade show hosted 735 exhibitors from 23 countries and regions on 55,000 square ...
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The 25th edition of the Optom Congress, the scientific and...
The 25th edition of the Optom Congress, the scientific and professional event in the field of optometry and ophthalmic optics, will be held in the framework of the ExpoOptica International Optics, Optometry and Audiology Exhibition, organized by Ifema Feria de Madrid. It will take place on April 13-15. The new ...
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Reed Exhibitions Japan and the Fukui Optical Association, co-organizers of...
Reed Exhibitions Japan and the Fukui Optical Association, co-organizers of IOFT, have reported a slight increase in visitors at last month's edition of the Japanese eyewear trade show with a total attendance by 14,013 national and international visitors, as compared to 13,986 last year. Some 370 companies from 21 different ...
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Registrations have been opened for the fifth edition of 100%...
Registrations have been opened for the fifth edition of 100% Optical, which will take place in London next Jan. 27 to 29. Anglo American, Bolon and Von Arkel will be among the new exhibitors. One of the novelties will be a “Future Practice” area, which will give a glimpse into ...
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The organizers of DaTE, the Italian designer eyewear show, report...
The organizers of DaTE, the Italian designer eyewear show, report an increase of 40 percent in the number of visitors at its latest edition in Florence on Sept. 23-25. Most of the 3,500 trade visitors were Italians. They were able to check out the collections of 135 brands, the majority ...
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Ahead of the Dubai trade show, the organizers of Vision-X...
Ahead of the Dubai trade show, the organizers of Vision-X have disclosed some figures about the local market. Quoting research by GfK, the optical market in the Middle East is estimated at €2.4 billion, but its growth has slowed down since the start of the year. However, the market for ...
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As every year, Spectaris, the German optical industry association, is...
As every year, Spectaris, the German optical industry association, is organizing its Trend Forum in Berlin. This year s Trend Forum, to be held on Nov. 6, will be tackling the subject of visionary businessmen. The Trend Forum will feature lectures and tutorials covering online marketing activities as well as ...
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For the first time, the Opti show in Munich will...
For the first time, the Opti show in Munich will be held in five halls. Previously, it only covered four halls in the Messe Munich fairgrounds. The next Opti, scheduled to take place on Jan. 12-14, will cover the C1 to C4 halls plus the B4 hall. The show will ...
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After the launch of Silmo Istanbul and Silmo Sidney, in...
After the launch of Silmo Istanbul and Silmo Sidney, in 2014 and 2016 respectively, Silmo has sealed another international partnership to hold a trade show in Thailand. Jointly organized with Impact Exhibition Management, a leading Thai exhibition and events company, Silmo Bangkok will take place in the country s ...
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The organizers of International Vision Expo West 2017 said this...
The organizers of International Vision Expo West 2017 said this year s event will see an expansion of many existing exhibitor booths in the Galleria, an area of the show that hosts the latest trends and emerging designers. Various events will be organized at the Galleria to attract people, such ...
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The ODMA17 exhibition, which took place at Darling Harbour in...
The ODMA17 exhibition, which took place at Darling Harbour in Sydney on July 7-9, welcomed 1,300 visitors on the opening day, which was defined as a “hit” by the organizers of the event. The biennial trade show returned to Sydney after a four-year absence due to the redevelopment of the ...
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The board of directors of the Silmo Association has unanimously...
The board of directors of the Silmo Association has unanimously elected Amélie Morel as the president of Silmo Paris, succeeding Philippe Lafont who passed away suddenly in March. Morel, who is the communications director of the Jura-based company by the same name, represents the fourth generation at the wheel of ...
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As part of its Silmo Academy program, the Silmo show...
As part of its Silmo Academy program, the Silmo show is offering a €10,000 grant to support a research project in the field of optics and vision science. The winning project will be selected by Silmo Academy's scientific committee and announced at the next edition of the show, running from ...
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Without providing specific attendance figures yet, The Vision Council reported...
Without providing specific attendance figures yet, The Vision Council reported increased buying activity and media buzz at the International Vision Expo East show in New York, which ended on April 2. It announced three winners for the annual Vision Choice Awards. They are, in order, Spec of Wood, Lunette USA ...
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For its first edition jointly organized by the British Federation...
For its first edition jointly organized by the British Federation of Manufacturing Opticians (FMO) and the Mark Allen group, which now owns the trade show and the Optician magazine, Optrafair attracted a total of 7,122 visitors on April 1 to 3 in Birmingham. Attendance figures for 2016 could not be ...
